8mm Forum: lubing my elmo st180/1200

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Posted by Moshe Yitzhak (Member # 2718) on July 22, 2013, 12:50 PM:

wha is the best way to lube the gauge area and all the moving parts with?

is singer sewing machine oil is good? or WD40 SPRAY?
or any major brand i may buy here locally?

Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on July 23, 2013, 01:53 PM:

To be honest Moshe, and it is a good question, I have found sewing machine oil okay, it is a light oil like the oil used for clocks.
There are better people on here who can advise, but seems reasonable to use it.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on July 23, 2013, 02:23 PM:

Sewing machine oil can be used for old projectors (let say until the early sixties) but the more recent ones were not intended to be rubed by the owner. A kind of grease was put when manufactured and was supposed to last for years (which is indeed what happened). I would be careful before putting any oil in a recent projector. Wait for advises from someone who did it before.

Posted by Moshe Yitzhak (Member # 2718) on July 23, 2013, 11:36 PM:

Thanks Dom and hugh.
And If I would refer only to the film trail and the film gauge area? I think sewing machine oil can be good. or not [Confused]

Someone told me that better use "resin-free ball bearing grease" now whats that in english ? [Confused]

as I didnt get what it means.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on July 24, 2013, 01:11 AM:

Ball bearing is a system with small balls. Of course, resine free means without resine and I suppose that you know what grease is. An English native will for sure explain that better.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on July 25, 2013, 05:27 AM:

Moshe, you should read Lindsay's message in the toppic "Help with very sick Eumig". She is reffering to a product she used, you could make some searchs to see if you could use it, too in your projector. We're progressing...

Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on July 26, 2013, 09:36 PM:

Moshe, any light oil, like in clock repair, will do the job. Even the
heaviest is better than none. I honestly think there is this view
that if it isn't the makers recommended lube, every thing else is no good.A light oil if needed should do the job.No lube, means
problems.

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on July 27, 2013, 09:54 AM:

There is still such a thing as chemistry though, and if the lube you apply actually dissolves the part or reacts with the remainders of the lube already there, it is not a lubricant at all.

With irreplaceable parts erring on the side of caution is wise.

Put maple syrup in your car engine and see if any lubricant is better than none at all.

Posted by Andrew Woodcock (Member # 3260) on July 28, 2013, 06:37 PM:

Here here Steve!!

Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on July 28, 2013, 07:43 PM:

A syrup, not being an oil isn't a good idea, but sunflower oil
might be a step in the right direction, not an engine oil, but one that would stop an engine seizing up, in a pinch.

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